Combine the Strategies

"I can" Use strategies together to understand what I read.

How do we teach our students to combine the strategies?

Read the information and watch the videos on this link.

Teaching students to combine the strategies

Guided Practice(See videos near the bottom of the page) using:

Any Version of Hansel and Gretel

As we teach our students to use the reading strategies, we gradually release the responsibility from the teacher to the student.

Here is a model plan for gradual release.

Gradual+Release+of+Responsibility+Model.pdf

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Song

Lyrics

Printable Copy of Lyrics:

StrategiesTogetherLyrics.pdf

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Student Interactive Tool

Using Strategies Together Poster

Book DIscussion Starter:

BookDiscussionStarters.pdf

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Tool for Evaluating Shared Discussions:

Shared Discussions Checklist Tool.pdf

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Compliment Worksheet: Students give warm and cool compliments to a book:

compliment_chart.pdf

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Self-Assessment:

Reflection Worksheet for Self-Assessment.pdf

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Interactive 3-2-1 Strategy Chart

Teacher Assessment Rubric:

3-2-1 Strategy Assessment Rubric.pdf

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3-2-1 Student Self-Assessment:

Student Self Assessment of 3-2-1 Strategy.pdf

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Use text: Amazing Grace for application of skill:

Amazing Grace Response Sheet.pdf

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Questions for Setting up Student Blogs

Journal Response Prompts:
• What was your favorite part? Explain.
• How did this make you feel? Explain.
• What was important in the chapter? How do you know?
• Did your thinking change? Explain.
• What is something new that you learned? Explain.
• What connections did you make? Explain.
• What did it remind you of? Explain.
• Do you have any questions?